Hernando County Board of County Commissioners
Lowers Tax Millage Rates for the Sixth Year in a Row
(Brooksville, FL) – On July 10, 2025, Hernando County Administrator, Jeff Rogers, presented the 2025-2026, Fiscal Year (FY26), Recommended Budget totaling $956,338,363 to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), during the Budget Workshop.
At the July 22, 2025, BOCC meeting, a unanimous vote from the commissioners set the maximum millage rate for the General Fund to the rollback rate of 6.1650, a .2847 reduction in mills from the previous year’s rate of 6.4497. The combined millage rate for the Hernando County FY 2025-2026 is 8.1082, which is the rate that is used to calculate Hernando County’s property tax. The reduced millage rate lowered the General Fund Budget revenues by $4,943,531, when compared to the FY25 rate of 6.4497. The final adopted budget and millage rate will be available after the September 23, 2025, final public hearing.
“By adopting the rollback rate, the Board of County Commissioners has taken meaningful action to provide property tax relief to our residents while still prioritizing key investments in economic development, infrastructure and technology upgrades, while maintaining services that support our growing community,” stated Hernando County Administrator Jeff Rogers.
Funding Focus for Budget:
Featured Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs):
(Historic Millage Rates for FY 2018 through 2026 Budgets)
The first public hearing for the 2025-2026 (FY26) tentative millage and budget is scheduled for Thursday, September 11, 2025, beginning at 5:01pm. The adoption of the 2025-2026 (FY26) final millage and budget is scheduled for Tuesday, September 23, 2025, beginning at 5:01pm. Both meetings will be in the John Law Ayers room located on the first floor of the Government Center at 20 North Main Street in Brooksville. You can also stream the meetings online by visiting www.HernandoCounty.us/WatchNow.
To view the 2025-2026 FY Recommended Budget, visit https://www.hernandocounty.us/departments/departments-f-m/management-and-budget/-folder-1642#docfold_1491_2694_302_1642 in the FY2025/2026 Budget > Recommended Budget: Budget Workshop folder.
To view the current budget and learn more about the Office of Management and Budget, visit https://www.hernandocounty.us/departments/departments-f-m/management-and-budget
Please contact the Office of Management and Budget
at (352) 754-4004 for more information.
